Fitness Checkin

^I love a good triceps workout. I find building my triceps up to be the most satisfying body part to improve.

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It's odd how very few people understand tat - but I do

I've got a 5x5 deal to kick off the year after being decidedly lazy over the holidays. It's something reasonably new so it's keeping the boredom away.

I've been trying to take it easy as my backs in pretty bad shape, but I'll be back training at weekend in wrestling and am considering going back to rugby on Wednesdays as it's right outside my house and would give me a more entertaining cardio workout.

I've got two weeks to really enjoy myself as I might go back into a normal job at the start of next month which would screw up the routine.

What upsets me more though is that I'm actually losing my belly. I was beginning to really enjoy it being there

I just got back from my gym. Today's workout was really weird. When I was on the elliptical, my heart rate was all over the place. First it dropped to the low 130s and then it went up to the 180s when it should have been in the 150/160s range.
Since I didn't feel dizzy I still finished my routine and feel fine now.

Yesterday I went a bit overboard in the gym, I was there for a few hours, I had a lot of energy and stuff to work out, plus I was having a good time. It was the close of my 2nd week on my 14 week program that I planned out for myself, and I was pretty damn happy with myself.

So, I tested my limits with weight on a few exercises, to see not only I was ready to increase the weight or if I just wasn't working with enough to begin with.

I know I'm 2 weeks into my program, but I haven't started working on my legs yet besides the running on the treadmill.

I'm kinda nervous about it so I've been putting it off for a while, I broke my back in 5 places when I was 15 and even though it's been 12 years, I'm still kinda weary about it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I did legs for the first time in over three months last Friday and I am still paying for it. Squats: 3 sets of 8, Leg Extensions: 3 sets of 8, walking lunges: 3 sets of 8, and standing calf raises: 3 sets of 8.

joined a gym a couple weeks ago . . . it's great because I go past the place on my way home from work, so under absolutely no circumstances can I use the excuse "too out of the way"/"don't want to drive that far" etc

been doing treadmill . . . nothing too exciting.
avg about 2.7 mph started at 15 minutes and then 20, 25 and did 30 minutes yesterday and even managed a 4mph jog for about a minute towards the end

I'm about 275 at the moment, and for years and years I've been pretty sedentary, so it's taking my muscles and tendons a while to get used to it